Logan Paulsen

The Bears will open their 2017 season Sunday at Soldier Field with quite the challenge. The defending NFC champion Falcons are coming to town, bringing an offense that led the NFL in scoring last season. At present, the Bears are a seven-point underdog at home. And there is a long list of sobering numbers that once again reveal how steep the team’s climb back toward relevance really is. Here are 15 notable numbers to set the stage for Week 1.

1,409

Total receiving yards in 2016 by Falcons receiver Julio Jones, second in the NFL. The four-time Pro Bowl playmaker made 83 grabs and scored six touchdowns.

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